The Psychedelic Experience

I. General Introduction A Tribute to W. Y. Evans-Wentz A Tribute to C. G. Jung A Tribute to Lama Anagarika Govidina II. The Tibetan Book of the Dead First Bardo: The Period of Ego-loss or Non-game Ecstasy -Part one: The primary clear light -Part two: The secondary clear light Second Bardo: The Period of Hallucinations -Introduction -Second Bardo explanation -Vision 1: The source -Vision 2: The internal flow of archetypal processes -Vision 3: The fire flow of internal unity -Vision 4: The wave-vibration structure of external forms -Vision 5: The vibratory waves of external unity -Vision 6: "The retinal circus" -Vision 7: "The magic theatre" -The wrathful visions -Conclusion of Second Bardo Third Bardo: The Period of Re-Entry -Introduction -General description of the Third Bardo -Re-entry visions -The all-determining influence of thought -The judgement vision -Sexual visions -Methods of preventing the re-entry -Method of choosing the post-session personality -General Conclusion III. Some Technical Comments About Psychedelic Sessions Use of this manual Planning a session Drugs and dosages Preparation Setting The psychedelic guide Composition of the group Follow-up IV. Instructions for Use During a Psychedelic Session First Bardo Instructions Second Bardo Preliminary Instructions Instructions for Vision 1 Instructions for Physical Symptoms Instructions for Vision 2 Instructions for Vision 3 Instructions for Vision 4 Instructions for Vision 5 Instructions for Vision 6 Instructions for Vision 7 Instructions for the wrathful visions Third Bardo Preliminary Instructions Instructions for the re-entry visions Instructions for the influence of thought Instructions for the judgement vision Instructions for the sexual vision Four methods of preventing the re-entry -Meditation on the Buddha -Concentration on good games -Meditation on illusion -Meditation on void Instructions for choosing a post-session personality